§ 89-6. Generally.  


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  • (a)

    To promote the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the community, the City of Lafayette is divided into the following districts:

    District Cross-Reference PlanLafayette Future Land Use
    "A" Agricultural 89-8 Rural/Agriculture.
    Buffer and building design requirements of Article 4 apply if the area is not zoned.
    "RS-1" and "RS-2" Residential Single-Family 89-9 Residential
    "RM-1" and "RM-2" Residential Mixed 89-10 Mixed Residential
    "MN-1," "MN-2" and "MN-3" Mixed Use Neighborhood 89-11 Transitional Mixed-Use
    "MX" Mixed-Use Center 89-12 Mixed-Use Center
    "D" Downtown 89-13 Mixed-Use Center
    "CM-1" and "CM-2" Commercial Mixed 89-14 Commercial/Office
    "CH" Commercial Heavy 89-15 Commercial/Office
    "IL" Industrial Light 89-16 Office/Industrial
    "IH" Industrial Heavy 89-17 Office/Industrial
    "PD" Planned Development 89-18 Any of the above
    "PI" Public/Institutional 89-19 Any of the above & Public Park

     

    (1)

    The RS, RM, MN and CM districts each have subdistricts (e.g., RS-1, RS-2). The uses allowed in a district are consistent across subdistricts, whereas dimensional and development standards differ.

    (2)

    The MN, CM and CH districts include alternative development types, labeled "A" and "B." Development Type "A" provides for urban-type development, with reduced landscaping and parking requirements but increased frontage buildout requirements. Development Type "B" provides for more conventional, suburban-type development, with greater parking, landscaping and green infrastructure requirements to accommodate vehicular access and to mitigate the impacts of paved surfaces and buildings. The following criteria determine whether an application is required to use Development Type "A" or "B":

    Type A
    Parking (on-street on adjoining streets that provide direct access to the property) Any street includes on-street parking or has the capacity for on-street parking.
    Speed limit (adjoining streets that provide direct access to the property) ≤ 35 mph
    Street Classification (adjoining streets that provide direct access to the property) All streets are classified as minor arterials or collectors, or are local streets.
    Mix of Uses There is at least one Residential, Commercial/Mixed Use, and Public/Civic/Institutional use within a quarter mile of the property. These uses are those classified by the use table within the labeled Use Category (§Table 89-21-1).
    Density There are residential uses other than dwelling, single-family detached within a quarter mile of the property.

     

    When determining "Mix of Uses," a quarter-mile is measured as the distance a person walks or drives from the nearest point of the subject property line to the nearest point of the second property line.
    When determining "Density," a quarter-mile is measured as the radius from the centroid of the subject property.

    Sites that meet four (4) or more of the criteria above shall be required to use development type "A" unless otherwise determined by the Board of Zoning Adjustment. Sites that meet fewer than four (4) of the criteria above may use either Development Type "A" or Development Type "B."

    (b)

    Notwithstanding any setbacks established by this article, buildings adjacent to substandard streets may be subject to additional setbacks (⇔ § 89-38).

    (c)

    Private roads and driveways. A private road or driveway shall be accessory to the principal use of the parcel or lot upon which the same is located. Where a private road or driveway is the principal use of a parcel or lot, the use of such private road or driveway shall be concordant with the zoning district of the property upon which the private road or driveway is located. Accordingly, a private road or driveway located on property zoned RS shall not be trafficked except for traffic accessory to uses permitted in the RS district. Notwithstanding the foregoing, traffic accessory to uses permitted in the RS district shall be permitted on private roads and driveways located within the RM district; traffic accessory to uses permitted in the RS and RM districts shall be permitted on private roads and driveways located within MN, CM, CH and PI districts; and traffic accessory to uses permitted in the RS, RM, MN, CM, CH and PI districts shall be permitted on private roads and driveways located with IL and IH districts.

(Ord. No. O-180-2015, §§ 2—4, 8-18-15; Ord. No. O-093-2018, § 2, 6-19-18)